Copeland Unit Staff Nurse; Community Hospitals

A Band 5 Staff Nurse post on the Copeland Unit at West Cumberland Hospital for North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. The role centres on supporting 16 patients through complex discharge planning, multidisciplinary working and holistic and end-of-life care. Shifts are 12 hours on rotation, including nights and weekends, with work across the community hospital network and time on the four-bed Loweswater Suite palliative unit.

NMC registration is required, and the essential criteria must be evidenced.

• Support patients and families through end-of-life care and safe discharges
• Plan complex discharges for patients on the unit
• Deliver holistic, high-quality care to patients with varied health conditions, aiming for their baseline and a return to their chosen environment
• Support patients in decision-making and educate them on lifestyle choices
• Work as part of the multidisciplinary team covering 102 patients across 6 areas
• Carry out clinical skills including male and female catheterisation, venepuncture, cannulation, IV medication, ECGs and wound care
• Work across the community hospital network, based at Whitehaven
• Work 12-hour shifts on rotation, including weekends, bank holidays and nights
• Opportunity to gain palliative care experience on the four-bed Loweswater Suite

• Level 1 registered nursing qualification

• NMC registration as a nurse

• Evidence of clinical or professional development
• Evidence of teamwork and of motivating team members or peers
• Ability to use initiative and prioritise effectively

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to delegate effectively
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• IT skills
• Problem-solving skills and ability to manage change

• DBS disclosure check
• Eligibility to work in the UK; sponsorship may not be available

• Understanding of the extent of the role and scope of professional practice
• Reflective practice and self-awareness of limitations
• Broad knowledge of acute and chronic conditions

• Knowledge of changes in how health care is planned and delivered, and their impact on community nursing
• Recent nursing experience
• Leadership of a team
• Post-registration clinical skills such as IV cannulation and administration
• Minor injury unit (MIU) experience, in some settings
• Post-registration qualification in teaching or assessing (ENB 998 or NST 307), acute or chronic disease management, or nurse prescribing
• Level 2 safeguarding children training

• 27 days holiday rising to 33 after 10 years
• Flexible working scheme
• NHS discounts, subject to eligibility
• Salary sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work, subject to eligibility
• Development opportunities, subject to eligibility
• Competitive NHS Pension scheme
• Free confidential counselling and information service through Vivup
• Twelve-month preceptorship for new to registration nurses